Tavistock vs Bideford
Devon St Luke’s Cup Round Two
Wednesday 22nd October 2025
7:30pm kick off
Langsford Park, Tavistock

Following Teignmouth’s withdrawal from the competition in the 1st Round, Bideford begin their defence of the Devon St Luke’s Cup in the 2nd Round with an away tie at fellow Southern League side Tavistock on Wednesday night.

The sides met only last Tuesday at Langsford Park in the league with Bideford winning 2-0 thanks to goals from Javan Wright and Alex Moyse. The Robins followed that up with an impressive 3-1 win over then league leaders Malvern Town at the Sports Ground. Sean Joyce is likely to make changes to his side for the county cup tie against Tavistock with one eye on Saturday’s trip to Didcot Town in the league.

Since last week’s game, Tavistock were beaten 3-1 at Sporting Club Inkberrow on Saturday and now sit second from bottom in Division One South. The Lambs defeated Ilfracome Town 3-0 in the 1st Round of the St Luke’s Cup.

Bideford’s last six (DLLDWW) Pos 15th Pld 9 W3 D2 L4 Pts 11
18/10/25 Bideford 3 Malvern Town 1 (League)
14/10/25 Tavistock 0 Bideford 2 (League)
11/10/25 Bideford 1 Sporting Club Inkberrow 1 (League)
04/10/25 Dorchester Town 4 Bideford 0 (FA Trophy Q3)
30/09/25 Bideford 1 Falmouth Town 2 (League)
27/09/25 Bishops Cleeve 1 Bideford 1 (League)

Tavistock’s last six (LWLDLL) Pos 21st Pld 11 W2 D1 L8 Pts 7
18/10/25 SC Inkberrow 3 Tavistock 1 (League)
14/10/25 Tavistock 0 Bideford 2 (League)
11/10/25 Melksham Town 1 Tavistock 1 (League)
04/10/25 Tavistock 1 Exmouth Town 2 (League)
30/09/25 Mousehole 0 Tavistock 2 (League)
27/09/25 Tavistock 1 Willand Rovers 2 (League)

A Brief History of Tavistock AFC
Tavistock were formed in 1888 and played in the Devon League winning the league title in 1900/01. The club was forced to cease playing in 1932 due to mounting debts but made a return in 1937. In 1937 they combined with three other local sides, Tavistock Comrades, Bannawell Blues United and Tavistock West End. The club joined the Plymouth Combination League after World War II playing in Division One. Tavistock then joined the South Western League in 1952 and remained there until 2007 with the exception of a return to local league football between 1961 and 1968. They achieved their highest South Western League position in 2002/03 finishing as runners-up. Tavy became founder members of the South West Peninsula League Premier Division in 2007 but were relegated to Division One East in 2014. They bounced straight back however winning the Division One East title in 2014/15, then finished third in the Premier Division in 2015/16 before being crowned South West Peninsula League champions in 2016/17. In 2017/18 they finished in second place behind champions Plymouth Parkway but returned to the summit in 2018/19 for a second South West Peninsula title and promotion to the Western League for the first time in their history. Tavistock were top of the Western League Premier Division when the 2019/20 season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic and were in second place when the 2020/21 season was also ended having played 11 games. In 2021/22, Tavistock were crowned Western League champions for the first time after finishing above Exmouth Town by a single goal. The Lambs first ever season in Southern League Division One South saw them finish a very impressive 6th. In 2023/24 they finished in 11th position and in 2024/25 they were 16th.

Tavistock AFC
Langsford Park
Crowndale Road
Tavistoc
Devon
PL19 8JR
Tel: 01822 614447
Website: https://www.tavistockfc.com
Twitter: @tafclambs

Most recent meetings:
14/10/25 Tavistock 0 Bideford 2 (Southern League Div 1 South)
12/02/25 Tavistock 0 Bideford 0 (Southern League Div 1 South)
26/08/24 Bideford 0 Tavistock 2 (Southern League Div 1 South)
01/04/24 Bideford 2 Tavistock 3 (Southern League Div 1 South)
26/12/23 Tavistock 1 Bideford 2 (Southern League Div 1 South)
02/01/23 Tavistock 2 Bideford 0 (Southern League Div 1 South)
29/08/22 Bideford 1 Tavistock 1 (Southern League Div 1 South)